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liar

American  
[lahy-er] / ˈlaɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person who tells lies. lie.

    Synonyms:
    prevaricator, perjurer, falsifier
liar British  
/ ˈlaɪə /

noun

  1. a person who has lied or lies repeatedly

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Etymology

Origin of liar

before 950; Middle English lier, Old English lēogere. See lie 1, -ar 1

Example Sentences

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I could see on their faces that they didn’t believe me and, worse, that they thought I was a liar.

From Literature

“Nine! Please don’t blame her. It was my fault. I… I coerced it out of her,” Clare said, but he was a terrible liar even at his best.

From Literature

The stakes are high as false readings from unreliable detectors threaten to erode trust in AI verification broadly -- and feed a disinformation tactic researchers have dubbed the "liar's dividend": dismissing authentic content as AI fabrications.

From Barron's

She also called Smith “a liar and a fraud.”

From Salon

But if you’re a consumer, expect to show that sheet, because they’re probably not going to just trust you for your word; in the industry, they like to say that “Buyers are liars.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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